# strdup

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Defined in header ``<string.h>`` |  |
char * strdup( const char *str1 ); |  | (dynamic memory TR)

Returns a pointer to a null-terminated byte string, which is a duplicate of the string pointed to by `str1`. The returned pointer must be passed to free to avoid a memory leak.

If an error occurs, a null pointer is returned and errno may be set.

As all functions from Dynamic Memory TR, `strdup` is only guaranteed to be available if __STDC_ALLOC_LIB__ is defined by the implementation and if the user defines __STDC_WANT_LIB_EXT2__ to the integer constant 1 before including `string.h`.

### Parameters

str1 | - | pointer to the null-terminated byte string to duplicate

### Return value

A pointer to the newly allocated string, or a null pointer if an error occurred.

### Notes

The function is identical to the POSIX strdup.

### Example

Run this code

    #ifdef __STDC_ALLOC_LIB__
    #define __STDC_WANT_LIB_EXT2__ 1
    #else
    #define _POSIX_C_SOURCE 200809L
    #endif

    #include <string.h>
    #include <assert.h>
    #include <stdlib.h>

    int main(void)
    {
        const char *s1 = "String";
        char *s2 = strdup(s1);
        assert(strcmp(s1, s2) == 0);
        free(s2);
    }

### See also

strndup (dynamic memory TR) | allocate a copy of a string up to specified size (function)
strcpystrcpy_s (C11) | copies one string to another (function)
malloc | allocates memory (function)

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